Democratic Party

Democratic Party

By Seth Rogers

​The Party of the People

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The Democratic Party is the oldest existing political party in the United States. Some scholars say that it began when Jefferson founded the Democratic-Republicans in 1792. Jefferson opposed a strong central government.

The party later split. Some scholars say that the Democrat Party grew from a branch headed by Andrew Jackson.

​Andrew Jackson

​Andrew Jackson was an American lawyer, soldier, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, Jackson gained fame as a general in the United States Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. An expansionist president, Jackson sought to advance the rights of the "common man" against a "corrupt aristocracy" and to preserve the Union. He is one of the founders of the Democratic party. He ran for president in 1824 against John Quincy Adams, even though Andrew Jackson got more votes than Adams he still lost the election. When Jackson complained he decided to reform the Democratic-Republicans into the Democrats. Andrew Jackson ran for president again in 1828 and won against John Quincy Adams. And his party Democratic party has lasted over 200 years, He founded the Democratic party along with Martin Van Buren.

​Martin Van Buren

​Martin Van Buren was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. he had previously served as the ninth governor of New York, the tenth United States secretary of state, and the eighth vice president of the United States. He won the 1836 presidential election with the endorsement of popular outgoing President Andrew Jackson and the organizational strength of the Democratic Party. He was the third incumbent vice president to be elected president, and the last until 1988. He lost his 1840 reelection bid to the Whig nominee, William Henry Harrison, thanks in part to the poor economic conditions surrounding the Panic of 1837. Later in his life, Van Buren emerged as an elder statesman and an important anti-slavery leader who led the Free Soil Party ticket in the 1848 presidential election. He founded the Democrats along with Andrew Jackson. Fun fact he was also the first U.S. President to be born an American.

Belief on Spending​

​The Democratic party believes in spending more on Government. The Democrats believe that if we spend more on Government that they would help the Lower and Middle classes.

​Belief in Society

​The Democratic party believes that the United States Government should be involved in the American people's lives. For example Schools, The Democrats want to help fund schools for children with very little money, they want to find the best schools for the poor.

​Belief on Immigration

​The Democratic party believes that we should have an open border because families are getting separated, and kids are being taken away from their parents at the border, so the Democrats want to have an open border so that families can stay together. and that the immigrants can have a better life in the U.S.

​Belief on Taxes

​The Democrats believe in Raising Taxes. They believe that they can make new Government programs, and help to fund schools for their children.

​Belief on School

​The Democrats believe that the Federal Government should fund schools. They believe that by funding schools we would have equal opportunities and better equipment.

Multiple Choice

He was the first Founder of the Democratic party.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

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He was the second Founder of the Democratic party.

• Martin Van Buren

• Horace Greeley

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What does the Democratic party believe in Spending?

• Believe in spending more on Government

• Believe in spending more on Military

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What does the Democratic party believe in Society?

• Believes that the Government should be involved in citizen's daily lives

• Believes that the Government should not be involved in citizen's daily lives

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What does the Democratic party believe on Immigration?

• Believe that we should have a secure border

• Believe that we should have a open border

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What does the Democratic party believe on Taxes?

• Believe on Lowering Taxes

• Believe on Raising Taxes

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What does the Democratic party believe in Schools?

• Believe that the Government should fund schools

• Believe that the Parents should choose schools for their children